ܬܘܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܐ ܘ ܐ (ˀ w ˀ)
6 terms

From Aramaic תַּוָּנָא (tawwānā).

Pronunciation

(Standard) IPA^(key): [taw.wɑːnɑː]
(Urmia) IPA^(key): [taːwɑːnɑː]

Noun

ܬܲܘܵܢܵܐ • (tawwānā) m (plural ܬܲܘܵܢܹ̈ܐ (tawwānē))

room (division in a building)
ܥܝܼܠ ܠܲܢ ܠܓܲܘ ܬܲܘܵܢܵܐ ܪܲܒܵܐ.
ˁīl lan l-gaw tawwānā rabbā.
We entered into a big room.

ܟܹܐ ܥܵܡܪܹܢ ܓܲܘ ܒܲܝܬܵܐ ܒܐܲܪܒܥܵܐ ܬܲܘܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܘܓܲܢܬ݂ܵܐ.
kē ˁāmrēn gaw baytā b-arbˁā tawwānē w-ganṯā.
I live in a house with four rooms and a garden.
bedroom, chamber
(anatomy) cardiac ventricle

Usage notes

Some dialects treat this term as grammatically feminine.

Inflection

Inflection of **ܬܲܘܵܢܵܐ**
	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
	state	form		person	m	f	plural
singular	absolute	ܬܲܘܵܢ (tawwān)		1^st person	ܬܲܘܵܢܝܼ (tawwānī)		ܬܲܘܵܢܲܢ (tawwānan)
	construct	ܬܲܘܵܢ (tawwān)		2^nd person	ܬܲܘܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (tawwānōḵ)	ܬܲܘܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (tawwānāḵ)	ܬܲܘܵܢܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tawwānawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܲܘܵܢܵܐ (tawwānā)		3^rd person	ܬܲܘܵܢܹܗ (tawwānēh)	ܬܲܘܵܢܵܗ̇ (tawwānāh)	ܬܲܘܵܢܗܘܿܢ (tawwānhōn)
plural	absolute	ܬܲܘܵܢܝܼ̈ܢ (tawwānīn)		1^st person	ܬܲܘܵܢܝܼ̈ (tawwānī)		ܬܲܘܵܢܲܢ̈ (tawwānan)
	construct	ܬܲܘܵܢܲܝ̈ (tawwānay)		2^nd person	ܬܲܘܵܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (tawwānōḵ)	ܬܲܘܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (tawwānāḵ)	ܬܲܘܵܢܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tawwānawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܲܘܵܢܹ̈ܐ (tawwānē)		3^rd person	ܬܲܘܵܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (tawwānūh)	ܬܲܘܵܢܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (tawwānōh)	ܬܲܘܵܢܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (tawwānayhōn)

Derived terms

ܬܲܘܵܢ ܐܵܪ̈ܚܹܐ (tawwān ārḥē, “guest room, living room”)
ܬܲܘܵܢ ܐ݇ܟ݂ܵܠܵܐ (tawwān ḵālā, “dining room”)
ܬܲܘܵܢ ܝܬ݂ܵܒ݂ܵܐ (tawwān ṯāḇā, “living room, sitting room”)
ܬܲܘܵܢ ܕܡܵܟ݂ܵܐ (tawwān dmāḵā, “bedroom, chamber”)

Related terms

ܐܲܘܵܢܵܐ (awwānā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܐ ܘ ܐ related to staying.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [tawwɑnɑ] (singular)
IPA^(key): [tawwɑne] (plural)

Noun

ܬܘܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܬܘܢܐ)

Inflection

Inflection of **ܬܘܢܐ**
	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
	state	form		person	m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܬܘܢ		1^st person	ܬܘܢܝ		ܬܘܢܢ
	construct	ܬܘܢ		2^nd person	ܬܘܢܟ	ܬܘܢܟܝ	ܬܘܢܟܘܢ	ܬܘܢܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܬܘܢܐ		3^rd person	ܬܘܢܗ	ܬܘܢܗ	ܬܘܢܗܘܢ	ܬܘܢܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܬܘܢܝܢ		1^st person	ܬܘܢܝ		ܬܘܢܝܢ
	construct	ܬܘܢܝ		2^nd person	ܬܘܢܝܟ	ܬܘܢܝܟܝ	ܬܘܢܝܟܘܢ	ܬܘܢܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܬܘܢܐ		3^rd person	ܬܘܢܘܗܝ	ܬܘܢܝܗ	ܬܘܢܝܗܘܢ	ܬܘܢܝܗܝܢ

Descendants

→? Ottoman Turkish: تاوان (“ceiling”), طاوان (tavan), طوان (tavan)
- Turkish: tavan
- → Albanian: tavan
- → Armenian: թավան (tʻavan)
- → Bulgarian: таван (tavan)
- → Crimean Tatar: tavan
- → Greek: ταβάνι (taváni)
- → Macedonian: таван (tavan)
- → Romanian: tavan
- → Serbo-Croatian: tavan, таван

Etymology 2

From the root ܬ ܘ ܢ related to urinating, from Proto-Semitic *ṯwn.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [tunɑ] (singular)
IPA^(key): [tune] (plural)

Noun

ܬܘܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܬܘܢܐ)

urine

Inflection

Inflection of **ܬܘܢܐ**
	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
	state	form		person	m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܬܘܢ		1^st person	ܬܘܢܝ		ܬܘܢܢ
	construct	ܬܘܢ		2^nd person	ܬܘܢܟ	ܬܘܢܟܝ	ܬܘܢܟܘܢ	ܬܘܢܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܬܘܢܐ		3^rd person	ܬܘܢܗ	ܬܘܢܗ	ܬܘܢܗܘܢ	ܬܘܢܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܬܘܢܝܢ		1^st person	ܬܘܢܝ		ܬܘܢܝܢ
	construct	ܬܘܢܝ		2^nd person	ܬܘܢܝܟ	ܬܘܢܝܟܝ	ܬܘܢܝܟܘܢ	ܬܘܢܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܬܘܢܐ		3^rd person	ܬܘܢܘܗܝ	ܬܘܢܝܗ	ܬܘܢܝܗܘܢ	ܬܘܢܝܗܝܢ

References

“twn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 389a
Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 606b, 608a
Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, →ISBN, page 1631b